How to create and edit events in groups

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You can create events in chats to help organize gatherings and stay connected. Events contain useful information that can be easily accessed by people.

Create an event

  1. Open your individual or group chat and tap
    android attach
    > Event.
  2. Enter the event name, date and time.
  3. Add additional details to make your event more informative.
    • Description: Describe your event in up to 2,048 characters.
    • End time: Choose an end time for your event.
    • Location: Add a location to help guests find your event.
    • WhatsApp call link: Add a call link to host your event on a video or voice call. Call links can't be added to events more than 12 months in advance.
    • Allow guests: Turn on to allow guests to bring an additional guest.
  4. Tap
    send
    .
Once created, the event will be shared in the chat. People can tap the message to respond and view event information. They can respond with Going, Going with guest, Maybe, or Not going.
People who respond Going, Going with guest, or Maybe will receive a notification when the event begins.
Note:
  • Events are hosted by the event creator. It’s not currently possible to have a co-host.
  • If Disappearing messages is turned on, you might not be able to create events in advance. To use the full calendar, turn Disappearing messages off.
  • You can't invite people who aren’t in the chat or group to the event. You also can't forward an event to another chat.
  • New members can't see events created before they joined the group. To include new members, delete the old event and create a new one.

Edit an event

Only event creators can edit and cancel events.
  1. Open your individual or group chat and tap the chat name.
  2. Tap Events and select the event you want to edit.
  3. Tap Edit event.
    • Edit your event name, date, and time, location, and description: Tap
      send
      to save changes.
    • To cancel the event, tap Cancel event > Yes.
People who respond Going, Going with guest, or Maybe will receive a notification when you make changes to your event. A notification about your event changes will also be sent to the chat or group.

Pin an event

You can pin an event to the top of a individual or group chat to help remind people about the upcoming event.
  1. Go to the Chats tab and tap the individual or group chat with the event.
  2. Tap and hold the event message and tap
    pin
    .
  3. Choose to pin the event for 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days.
    • If the event has an end time, you can select Until event ends.
    • If the event doesn’t have an end time, you can select Until 3 hours after event starts.
To unpin an event, tap and hold the pinned event and tap
unpin
.
Note:
  • Only event creators can pin an event.
  • New members can’t see events created before they join the group, even if they’re pinned.

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